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They are, at best, unreliable and inaccurate in all but the most ideal circumstances ie new, and in a very stable room temp and humidity. Anything less than this will cause anxiety (both for you and the egg). Even when they are new and run indoors they still are hard to adjust and control.
Yeah, I know that wafers have hatched eggs since Noah was a boy, but there is better available at modest cost.
Proportional temperature control (as used by every manufacturer of decent incubators, is available to everyone, at modest cost. Especially when you consider the cost of regularly replacing wafers.
They can be retro-fitted to any incubator, and a PID controller together with a T-type thermocouple will last forever, and can be had for about $60. They are very easy to wire and operate.
PID, btw, is even better than proportional, as it learns the ambient changes and responds without overshooting either way. This reduces the effects of room temperature and humidity changes to a very low level.
We don't ride around in horse and cart much, these days. Why do we still allow manufacturers to foist wafer control on us.
Your mileage may very well vary
They are, at best, unreliable and inaccurate in all but the most ideal circumstances ie new, and in a very stable room temp and humidity. Anything less than this will cause anxiety (both for you and the egg). Even when they are new and run indoors they still are hard to adjust and control.
Yeah, I know that wafers have hatched eggs since Noah was a boy, but there is better available at modest cost.
Proportional temperature control (as used by every manufacturer of decent incubators, is available to everyone, at modest cost. Especially when you consider the cost of regularly replacing wafers.
They can be retro-fitted to any incubator, and a PID controller together with a T-type thermocouple will last forever, and can be had for about $60. They are very easy to wire and operate.
PID, btw, is even better than proportional, as it learns the ambient changes and responds without overshooting either way. This reduces the effects of room temperature and humidity changes to a very low level.
We don't ride around in horse and cart much, these days. Why do we still allow manufacturers to foist wafer control on us.
Your mileage may very well vary
